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LamarMatic7 · Post #1381 » by **LamarMatic7** » Sun Sep 22, 2013 6:54 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:He was responding to me. I went and posted it earlier.

Whoops. I have no idea how I didn't see your post.

Liver_Pooty · Post #1382 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:09 am

Paul George just got the max. I hate the deal for Indy.

HornetJail · Post #1383 » by **HornetJail** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:30 am

They have George and Hibbert signed to max contracts (George actually signed to a bigger max deal), Hill signed for $8M a year, West signed for $12M a year. They might as well kiss Danny Granger and Lance Stephenson good-bye now, as their "big 4" will be soaking up $50M+.

Now where the hell are they going to get a scorer that can really handle the load of a championship-caliber team? It isn't George. For someone who's 6'10, by far the only scorer that would command a semi-regular double-team on his team, and crazy athletic, he's remarkably inefficient. Kemba Chucker shoots a better FG% than he does.

I don't think either George or Hibbert are worth max deals and it's going to come back to hurt Indiana once those guys are late in their contracts. They can pretty much kiss their flexibility goodbye for the next 3 years.

LamarMatic7 · Post #1384 » by **LamarMatic7** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:31 am

I don't mind it that much after we all just saw the step OKC took back. I rather see Indy over-pay for the nucleus they've gathered that realistically can win a championship than them low-balling one of their guys and losing him. If you have a chance for the title, you should go for it. Especially when you're a relatively small market team. I trust Larry Bird on this one.

Post #1385 » by **fatlever** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:30 pm

indy didnt have much of a choice. they werent going to get him for less than that. if they played hard ball and lost it would have been a real kick in the balls for that team. they were one game away from the finals with that team and they look better this year on paper. that is the window that every team spends decades looking for. when you get there, you dont throw it away over a few mil for your best player.

i rarely agree on giving players who arent mega superstars a max deal, but in this situation i think it was the right move.

Post #1386 » by **fatlever** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:33 pm

atlanta hawks - lots of old guys from before my time gonna make this list
http://hoopshype.com/galleries/hoopshyp ... Idslide-47

1.bob pettit (1)
2.dominique wilkens (2)
3.cliff hagan (5)
4.lou hudson (3)
5.lenny wilkens (9)
6.john drew (4)
7.kevin willis (7)
8.joe johnson (8)
9.mookie blaylock (10)
10.dan roundfield (16)
11.zelmo beaty (11)
12.josh smith (6)
13.eddie johnson (14)
14.bill bridges (12)
15.doc rivers (15)

really harsh on roundfield and wilkens. josh smith way way too high.

players i missed
13. tree rollins

14/15
9/10
4/5

Liver_Pooty · Post #1387 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 2:20 am

Maggette signs a camp deal with the Spurs per WT.

Post #1388 » by **Diop** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 2:23 am

Diop tweeted that he was getting ready for camp.

didn't say where.

Liver_Pooty · Post #1389 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 2:30 am

Sachmo wrote:Diop tweeted that he was getting ready for camp.

didn't say where.

Im assuming he means Boy Scouts. Definitely isn't for the NBA.

Post #1390 » by **fatlever** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 2:36 am

Sachmo wrote:Diop tweeted that he was getting ready for camp.

didn't say where.

i saw that a little while ago. i was so confused. i meant to google diop for some news, but i was distracted by cathouse draft and shareef abdur-rahim (i promise in that order).

Liver_Pooty · Post #1391 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 2:52 am

fatlever wrote:
Sachmo wrote:Diop tweeted that he was getting ready for camp.

didn't say where.

i saw that a little while ago. i was so confused. i meant to google diop for some news, but i was distracted by cathouse draft and shareef abdur-rahim (i promise in that order).

I actually googled his name last night and didn't see anything.

Elden Payton · Post #1392 » by **Elden Payton** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 3:12 am

Sachmo wrote:Diop tweeted that he was getting ready for camp.

didn't say where.

Perhaps the Texas Legends?

Najera connection.

Liver_Pooty · Post #1393 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 5:02 am

Cousins just got the max from the Kings.

Man I hope it works out for Kings fans, because if it doesn't...

HornetJail · Post #1394 » by **HornetJail** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 6:09 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:Cousins just got the max from the Kings.

Man I hope it works out for Kings fans, because if it doesn't...

I'm still holding out for Cousins. He's a world-class center if he pans out. Kings made a good decision, plus now Shaq's mentoring the dude.

Liver_Pooty · Post #1395 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 6:12 am

Biz Gilwalker wrote:
Liver_Pooty wrote:Cousins just got the max from the Kings.

Man I hope it works out for Kings fans, because if it doesn't...

I'm still holding out for Cousins. He's a world-class center if he pans out. Kings made a good decision, plus now Shaq's mentoring the dude.

I'm just glad to see talented players like George and Cousins stay with the teams that drafted them. Bodes well for small market teams like ourselves.

LamarMatic7 · Post #1396 » by **LamarMatic7** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 8:20 am

Sachmo wrote:Diop tweeted that he was getting ready for camp.

didn't say where.

so there is one smart team out there.

Post #1397 » by **Diop** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 11:24 am

LamarMatic7 wrote:
Sachmo wrote:Diop tweeted that he was getting ready for camp.

didn't say where.

so there is one smart team out there.

Knowing our luck it will probably be Miami

HornetJail · Post #1398 » by **HornetJail** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 12:23 pm

Sachmo wrote:
LamarMatic7 wrote:
Sachmo wrote:Diop tweeted that he was getting ready for camp.

didn't say where.

so there is one smart team out there.

Knowing our luck it will probably be Miami

Yeah it's going to turn out we have all been misusing him. In reality, he's actually a gigantic shooting guard with tremendous range, we just never saw that because we parked his ass in the paint. Diop's three-point shooting will lead Miami to a three-peat.

LamarMatic7 · Post #1399 » by **LamarMatic7** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 6:08 pm

We aren't even in October yet and the Timberwolves are starting to get injured. Budinger has suffered a cartilage injury to his left knee.

MPM · Post #1400 » by **MPM** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:50 pm

Bingo Bango. Diop on Cavs training camp roster. Look out Bynum.